Mike wrote:
> I have been tasked with uninstalling the 8.1.6 client version from our
> systems and installing the 9i runtime version and modifying the
> tnsnames.ora file. I need to use Microsoft's SMS 2.0 server to do
> this and I have scripted the 9i install with a response file and the
> modifying of the file is easy with SMS.
>
> The issue I have is getting the 8.1.6 version uninstalled. I used the
> 9i installer in record mode to create the response file and as a part
> of that procedure I uninstalled the 8x version. When I run the 9i
> installer with the new response file it does not uninstall the 8x
> version.
>
> My question is, is there another way to automate the uninstall of the
> 8x version? I can run the 8x installer via an SMS command but cannot
> find a listing of any command line parameters that can be used. In
> other words, is there a command to uninstall the installed version (ex.
> Setup.exe /removeall).
>
> I can run this then when complete run the 9i package to install the
> runtime and modified .ora file.
>
> The workstations are WinXP sp2. I read in another post that prior to
> 8.1.7.3 versions are not certified on XP so I assume this is the issue.
> I am looking for another way to do this.
>
> Thanks for any info on this....
>
> Mike
>
The usual procedure of uninstalling Oracle's installers is
starting it up - this requires the *previous version* to be
started.
Not sure whether 8.1.6 was OUI, or not - if not, that would
explain a lot.
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Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Thu Apr 07 2005 - 08:28:42 CDT
